1
Cole Memorial Park
Park
52 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Chester
Chester, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.4% of Chester is conserved land, roughly 237 acres. There are about 2.4 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Chester, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Chester outdoors
Conserved land
6.4%
237 of 3,686 acres
Trails
2.4 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
35 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Cohen Fields
Park
38 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Chester
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Cole Memorial Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
237 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball6
- Tennis2
- Pickleball1
- Multi-sport1
- Football1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Chester
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Recreation Area 131 acLocal Park 100 acLocal Other or Unknown 5 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Community Golf ClubLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 92 | Open |
| Cole Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 61 | Open |
| Cohen ComplexLocal Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Chester Country ClubLocal Recreation Area | Private owners | 33 | Open |
| Gordon Cohen Recreational ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Breezy Hill Flying FieldLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Segar Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| City StepsLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Evergreen CemeteryCemetery
Saint Marys CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Chester's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.